We’re on the hunt for contestants for our “Slang This!” quiz. We’ll find out on the air what you know about a couple of juicy slang terms. If you want to play, all you need to do is send us your full name, location, a daytime telephone number, and your favorite slang word.
Further reading
Tracy in Beaufort, North Carolina, says her grandmother, aunts, and uncles used to try to calm down an upset or bossy person with Well, don’t get astorperious! You might debubiate! In the work of Zora Neale Hurston and in Harlem Renaissance...
The crossword clue is “bread machine?” The answer has three letters. What is it? This is part of a complete episode.
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Sitting in the catbird seat. fav slang picked up from james thurber, what is origin, anyway?
Michael Quinion has a reliable explanation at World Wide Words.